The Villiage Inaitive
The Village Initiative is a network of over 60 organizations working together to better support the health and wellbeing of children, youth and families across the fast-growing West Shore-Sooke region.
Westshore Chamber
The WestShore Chamber of Commerce is a non-partisan, not-for-profit membership organization that promotes business and economic growth, advocates for local business, and enriches the community.
Sooke Chamber
The Sooke Chamber of Commerce mission is to support and advocate for Sooke area business success and overall economic strength in the local area.
Port Renfrew Chamber
The Port Renfrew Chamber is your central hub for business information and is dedicated to helping support and grow businesses in Port Renfrew.
District of Sooke
As a growing community, the District of Sooke strives to adapt its municipal business practices in an effort to provide excellent service and meet community needs.
Pacheedaht First Nation
Pacheedaht First Nation—or “People of the Seafoam”—are a Nuu-chah-nulth people from the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. Our sacred land is our home, which brings us peace, safety and comfort and connects us to each other and our ancestors.
COBS Bread Westshore
Since 2014, Cobs Bread Westshore has been donating bread weekly to WorkLink and other local non-profit organizations. Their continuous support has resulted in the contribution of over 30,000 pastry items to help feed our clients and the local community.
Thrive
At Thrive, we provide strength-based services to individuals and families that create opportunities to build skills, strengths, and resourcefulness.
ReWired Recovery / Soberfest
The Rewired Recovery Foundation is dedicated to helping individuals struggling with addiction to achieve and maintain recovery. To support this mission, the foundation hosts a variety of sober events for people to celebrate in a safe environment including Soberfest.
Westshore Foundry
Our mission is to support young people in living a good life. This mission was co-created by a diverse group of youth, families, caregivers, staff and service providers across the province. Foundry is a province-wide network of integrated health and wellness services for young people ages 12-24.
WHAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE SAYING
The Village Initiative
District of Sooke
“WorkLink is a vital partner for the District of Sooke, playing a key role in economic development beyond employment services. Together, we’ve advanced initiatives like the Juan de Fuca Regenerative Tourism Strategy and the Sooke to Port Renfrew Business Services Cooperative, where both organizations serve on the Board of Directors.
WorkLink was instrumental in engaging the community during the Municipal and Regional District Tax (MRDT) approval process, which will strengthen the local visitor economy and create jobs. They also share costs on development projects and hold a seat on the District’s Community Economic Development Standing Committee.
Without this collaboration, many of our community economic development goals would be far more difficult to achieve.”
Partner With Us
We’re always looking to grow our network of community-minded partners. Whether you’re a business, nonprofit, or educational institution, we invite you to join us in creating meaningful opportunities for the people we serve.